African-Americans have the highest rate of AIDS cases per unit population of a given ethnic group, in all regions of the United States (see figure directly below).
While the AIDS deaths were also decreasing among African-Americans (see also gender/race AIDS deaths), especially in the West US, the proportion of African-Americans dying of AIDS has been increasing, also reflected in the percentage deaths. Between 1987 and 1997, the percentage of African-Americans among persons who died from HIV infection increased from 30% to 52%, in contrast the percentage of Whites decreased from 69% to 47%.

The annual US population data (July figures, except for 2000) used in the calculations for the figures prepared specifically for
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were from the
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.

Legends: AIDS cases, deaths or people living with HIV/AIDS relative to: "Total" -- total US population; "Afr-Am" - African-Americans, also referred to as "Blacks not Hispanics" by the
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; "Asian-Pac" -- Asian-Americans & Pacific Islanders; "Hispanics" -- Hispanics, also referred to as "Hispanics not Blacks" by the
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; "Nat-Amer" -- equivalent to the "American-Indians and Native Alaskans" category of the
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, and "White" -- white Americans who are not Hispanics.